{"id":141120,"date":"2024-01-19T15:41:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/snoeijs-urges-toffees-to-believe-in-themselves-at-title-chasing-arsenal\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T15:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T15:41:42","slug":"snoeijs-urges-toffees-to-believe-in-themselves-at-title-chasing-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/19\/snoeijs-urges-toffees-to-believe-in-themselves-at-title-chasing-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoeijs urges Toffees to believe in themselves at title-chasing Arsenal \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Katja Snoeijs is in confident mood ahead of Everton\u2019s return to Women\u2019s Super League action after the winter break.<\/p>\n

The Toffees travel to title challengers Arsenal tomorrow, buoyed by last Saturday\u2019s 3-0 victory at Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round.<\/p>\n

Forward Snoeijs, 27, scored two late goals at the Bescot Stadium \u2014 her first strikes of the season \u2014 and is now relishing another important game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But she stresses Everton cannot affford to dwell on their underdogs tag when they head to Meadow Park to tackle Jonas Eidevall\u2019s high-flying side.<\/p>\n

The Netherlands international told LiveScore: \u201cIt\u2019s certainly going to be challenging.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut sometimes games are better where you\u2019re not the favourites. You want to show you\u2019re capable of getting a result against a team with so much quality.<\/p>\n

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Great way to start the second half the season. A brilliant team performance got what it deserved \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udffb https:\/\/t.co\/w73tlbJHOi<\/p>\n

\u2014 Katja Snoeijs (@Ksnoeijs) January 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cHowever, you also don\u2019t want to see yourself too much as underdogs. You have to trust in your own skills and tactics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSo once the Arsenal game starts, we won\u2019t feel like underdogs. I feel we can compete with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On the front foot<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Snoeijs knows Everton cannot afford to sit back and invite pressure against an Arsenal side sitting third in the WSL having notched seven wins from 10 games, scoring 24 goals along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She said: \u201cKeeping the ball is going to be key because Arsenal are so good at it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Katja Snoeijs scored from the penalty spot in the 3-0 win at Aston Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cThey will press and regain possession, so we need to try and keep the ball to give ourselves more energy later in the game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMy role pressing from the front will be key. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve been working on for a while now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThere have been games where we\u2019ve been too passive and teams in this league are now so good at playing through you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cA lot of players are actually mentioning the quality levels in the WSL this season. It\u2019s one of the best leagues in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cEvery team is capable of competing with one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Everton lost 4-1 to Manchester City in their final league match before the winter break<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Confidence boost<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Everton\u2019s impressive attacking display against Villa should give them the confidence to test Arsenal\u2019s defence, with Snoeijs admitting Brian Sorensen\u2019s team have been working hard in training to try and boost their offensive output.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Toffees are the second-lowest scorers in the WSL with only nine goals from 10 matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Snoeijs added: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of stuff to be improved on higher up the pitch. I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve created loads of chances, which is a bit frustrating for a striker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSo yeah, the Villa game was a huge positive. We showed we can click in attack and created bigger, better chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe performed well and got the result we deserve, which will give us confidence going into Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fresh faces<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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Danish Debuts: \u2705 pic.twitter.com\/2unhts1Ewb<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Everton Women (@EvertonWomen) January 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Everton bolstered their squad last week by signing Denmark internationals Kathrine Moller Kuhl and Rikke Madsen, with the pair debuting from the bench against the Villans.<\/p>\n

And Snoeijs has been impressed by how quickly they have settled in.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cIt shows their quality that they were able to come in against Villa after just two days and help us get the result.<\/p>\n

\u201cKuhl was involved in both of my goals, so I think the whole process has been very positive.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo players chipping in right from the start and it feels like they\u2019ve been here all season \u2014 it\u2019s just great really.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe pressure worked really well, that just makes us hungry to press even more. That gives us the extra energy that we need, and we need to keep working on that pressure because that is what can take us far.\u201d \ud83d\udcc8<\/p>\n

Onwards, Evertonians\u2026 \ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/QDs67qvp6O<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Everton Women (@EvertonWomen) January 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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